I’m nearly hoarse from shouting almost non-stop the last few days. One thing about conferences–the volume of voices is deafening. You can be standing shoulder to shoulder with someone and be shouting at them in order to be heard. Seriously. It’s hard to describe the noise. It’s just unbelievable. My throat hurts.
I taught two workshops today–the editor/author relationship and dialogue in erotic romance. The latter workshop was nearly packed, and my fellow speakers were funny and brilliant.
My fabulous find for the day was the Waldenbooks new release newsletter “Romantic Reader”, the one they hand out freely in the store. ASK FOR IT is showcased in technicolor and looks so pretty. 
The amazing (and fun) thing about the reports I’m getting on ASK FOR IT are requests for the stories of secondary characters, namely Christopher and Marcus’ two brothers. I’ve heard quite a few complaints about the proliferation of historical series, but really, it’s a big request. I received a lot of requests for Fontaine’s story when BAD BOYS AHOY! came out, too. For those of you who wanted to read about him, I’m thinking the novella for the Susan Johnson antho might be his, but I really haven’t decided yet.
My plane flies out tomorrow night. Then I’ll probably be back in the saddle on Monday. (Let’s hope.) I love conferences, but they’re exhausting. *g*
Hey Sylvia, it was great meeting you - you’re a total sweetheart. I managed to get a signed copy of ASK FOR IT at the B Dalton store in the Peachtree Court - I guess I just missed you. I hope you had lots of fun and sold lots of books
by Stacy ~ July 30th, 2006 at 12:58 pmSign me up for the Fontaine, Christopher and Marcus fan club!
Congratulations on a successful conference!
by Charina July 30th, 2006 at 8:17 pmCongratulations on the success of ASK FOR IT. It seems to the title on everyone’s lips at the moment!!
by bluecitybabe July 30th, 2006 at 11:35 pmJust a quick hello and THANK YOU for the lovely chat on the way back to the Atlanta airport from the hotel. Enjoyed it tremendously!
~ Sunny (the lady in the front seat next to the driver) - lol
by Sunny Lyn July 31st, 2006 at 12:56 amHi, Sylvia
by Ali July 31st, 2006 at 2:29 pmJust got my copy of Ask For It, today! YAY!
Oh, and yes, you really should write Fontaine’s story for the anthology
((hugs)) to all of you!!
by SylviaI’m still catching up. What a fabulous conference it was though!
I loved BBA. Any of the brothers you find yourself inspired to write will find a happy reader here!
by Karen August 2nd, 2006 at 3:13 pm